Rochdale got a 0-2 score versus Gillingham in their previous week, a match to learn from. Next is this sturdy Stockport County team.
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Stockport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Rochdale nor Stockport County as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rochdale form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Rochdale have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses from their games here at Crown Oil Arena. With eight home League Two games in a row without a win, the Rochdale fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Rochdale's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Gillingham (placed 20th). Quigley, who usually features in attack, was the top player for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 6.93 (out of 10). Quigley hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as Rochdale lost 1-2 at Leyton Orient's place.The manager Bentley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Crewe Alexandra in only four days.
Rochdale aren't scoring a lot here at Crown Oil Arena in the league, with only {12 goals} from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rochdale defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Stockport County form and stats
6-2-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stockport County in their League Two matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Stockport County hope to make it five in this match.
Impressive finishing from Collar and Rydel secured the home win 2-0 against Stevenage in their previous game. Goalkeeper Hinchliffe got the top player rating of the team with 8.05/10. Hinchliffe topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Crawley Town.Stockport County have another fixture that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a League Two fixture vs Barrow. A difficult schedule for the visiting team!
Stockport are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Stockport County have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest meetings involving these teams have all ended as Stockport County wins. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  K. Wootton 11 goals | P. Madden 9 goals |  W. Collar 7 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Stockport County missing players
| Rochdale | Stockport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 49 | 24 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 62% | 69% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 74% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 53% | 45% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 20% | 19% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 13% | 13% |
| 50% | 62% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 48% |
| 12% | 6% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 45% |
| 41% | 31% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 10.3 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| 12.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 11.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
- Rochdale have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in League Two
- Rochdale have the fewest points (9) at home in League Two
- Rochdale have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in League Two
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Stockport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 70 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 7 | Salford City | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 46 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 42 |
| 14 | Walsall | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 41 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 36 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 19 | Newport County | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 30 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -25 | 27 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 26 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
